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Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor

Ibrutinib for Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Steven P Treon, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 years
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing ibrutinib as a possible treatment for people with WM who have not yet received treatment.

Eligible Conditions
  • Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Best Overall Response Rate
Major Response Rate
Secondary outcome measures
Duration of Response
Other outcome measures
Overall Survival
Progression Free Survival
Time to Response

Side effects data

From 2022 Phase 3 trial • 201 Patients • NCT03053440
37%
Diarrhoea
32%
Upper respiratory tract infection
29%
Muscle spasms
28%
Contusion
24%
Arthralgia
24%
Hypertension
22%
Oedema peripheral
22%
Anaemia
21%
Epistaxis
20%
Cough
19%
Rash
19%
Fatigue
18%
Back pain
18%
Atrial fibrillation
17%
Urinary tract infection
16%
Neutropenia
16%
Thrombocytopenia
15%
Nausea
15%
Headache
15%
Vomiting
14%
Pneumonia
14%
Dizziness
13%
Haematuria
12%
Peripheral swelling
12%
Pyrexia
12%
Constipation
11%
Localised infection
10%
Onychoclasis
10%
Pain in extremity
10%
Fall
10%
Oropharyngeal pain
10%
Lower respiratory tract infection
10%
Sinusitis
10%
Palpitations
9%
Nasopharyngitis
9%
Hyperuricaemia
9%
Insomnia
9%
Dyspnoea
9%
Haematoma
8%
Skin laceration
8%
Paraesthesia
7%
Dry skin
7%
Dyspepsia
7%
Cellulitis
7%
Conjunctivitis
7%
Skin infection
7%
Iron deficiency
7%
Anxiety
7%
Rhinitis
6%
Cataract
6%
Conjunctival haemorrhage
6%
Pruritus
6%
Hypokalaemia
6%
Syncope
6%
Vision blurred
6%
Abdominal pain
6%
Abdominal pain upper
6%
Nail infection
6%
Neck pain
6%
Purpura
6%
Asthenia
5%
Stomatitis
5%
Actinic keratosis
5%
Gingival bleeding
5%
Rhinorrhoea
5%
Dermatitis
5%
Onychomycosis
5%
Mouth ulceration
5%
Petechiae
5%
Abdominal discomfort
5%
Chest pain
5%
Influenza like illness
5%
COVID-19
5%
Gastroenteritis
5%
Tooth infection
5%
Limb injury
5%
Squamous cell carcinoma of skin
5%
Peripheral sensory neuropathy
5%
Rosacea
5%
Increased tendency to bruise
5%
Gout
5%
Basal cell carcinoma
5%
Folliculitis
5%
Oral herpes
5%
Gastrooesophageal reflux disease
4%
Vertigo
4%
Haemorrhoids
4%
Ecchymosis
4%
Sepsis
4%
Angina pectoris
4%
Retinal haemorrhage
4%
Dry mouth
4%
Chills
4%
Bronchitis
4%
Furuncle
4%
Joint injury
4%
Blood alkaline phosphatase increased
4%
Neutrophil count decreased
4%
Decreased appetite
4%
Joint swelling
4%
Depression
4%
Productive cough
4%
Skin ulcer
4%
Atrial flutter
4%
Hyperglycaemia
4%
Herpes zoster
3%
Bladder transitional cell carcinoma
3%
Rotator cuff syndrome
3%
Dysuria
3%
Pollakiuria
3%
Abdominal distension
3%
Dry eye
3%
Inguinal hernia
3%
Hypoalbuminaemia
3%
Tinnitus
3%
Osteoporosis
3%
Erythema
3%
Acute myocardial infarction
3%
Sinus bradycardia
3%
Dysphagia
3%
Malaise
3%
Cystitis
3%
Alanine aminotransferase increased
3%
Gamma-glutamyltransferase increased
3%
Musculoskeletal chest pain
3%
Seborrhoeic keratosis
3%
Neuralgia
3%
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
3%
Dyspnoea exertional
3%
Nasal congestion
3%
Pneumonitis
3%
Psoriasis
3%
Skin fissures
3%
Skin lesion
3%
Laryngitis
3%
Respiratory tract infection
3%
Bradycardia
3%
Acute kidney injury
3%
Wound infection
3%
Myalgia
3%
Skin toxicity
3%
Ear infection
3%
Paronychia
3%
Osteoarthritis
3%
Pericarditis
3%
Sciatica
3%
Ocular hyperaemia
3%
Nail disorder
2%
Rectal haemorrhage
2%
Cholecystitis
2%
COVID-19 pneumonia
2%
Pleural effusion
2%
Drug withdrawal syndrome
2%
Seasonal allergy
2%
Vitamin D deficiency
2%
Rash maculo-papular
2%
Hypotension
2%
Death
2%
Loss of consciousness
1%
Wheezing
1%
Viral infection
1%
Haemolytic anaemia
1%
Haemorrhagic disorder
1%
Wound infection staphylococcal
1%
Cardiac failure acute
1%
Colitis
1%
Oral blood blister
1%
Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
1%
Drug-induced liver injury
1%
Bacterial sepsis
1%
Brain abscess
1%
Device related infection
1%
Gastrointestinal infection
1%
Neurocryptococcosis
1%
Septic shock
1%
Streptococcal bacteraemia
1%
Femoral neck fracture
1%
Femur fracture
1%
Lumbar vertebral fracture
1%
Post procedural haemorrhage
1%
Stress fracture
1%
Subdural haematoma
1%
Lethargy
1%
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
1%
Chronic kidney disease
1%
Urinary bladder haemorrhage
1%
Prostatitis
1%
Acute pulmonary oedema
1%
Laryngeal oedema
1%
Hyponatraemia
1%
Muscular weakness
1%
Rash erythematous
1%
Hyperviscosity syndrome
1%
Melaena
1%
Clostridium difficile infection
1%
Post procedural sepsis
1%
Pyelonephritis
1%
Cerebrovascular accident
1%
Respiratory disorder
1%
Lymphadenopathy
1%
Streptococcal sepsis
1%
Amyloidosis
1%
Influenza
1%
Pneumonia viral
1%
Coronary artery disease
1%
Pericardial haemorrhage
1%
Urosepsis
1%
Spinal stenosis
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Arm A: Ibrutinib
Arm B: Zanubrutinib

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: IbrutinibExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This is single arm, open label, Phase II, single center study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ibrutinib in previously untreated WM patients. Treatment will be administered in 4-week cycles, and participants will receive treatment for up to 48 cycles. Treatment will be comprised of ibrutinib at 420 mg per day by oral administration.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Ibrutinib
2014
Completed Phase 3
~1880

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteLead Sponsor
1,078 Previous Clinical Trials
340,841 Total Patients Enrolled
Pharmacyclics LLC.Industry Sponsor
113 Previous Clinical Trials
13,789 Total Patients Enrolled
Steven P Treon, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorDana-Farber Cancer Institute
1 Previous Clinical Trials
31 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
Journal of Clinical OncologyJournal
Ibrutinib Monotherapy in Symptomatic, Treatment-naïve Patients with Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
Treon, Steven P., Joshua Gustine, Kirsten Meid, Guang Yang, Lian Xu, Xia Liu, Maria Demos, et al.. 2018. “Ibrutinib Monotherapy in Symptomatic, Treatment-naïve Patients with Waldenström Macroglobulinemia”. Journal of Clinical Oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). doi:10.1200/jco.2018.78.6426.
LeukemiaJournal
Long-term Follow-up of Ibrutinib Monotherapy in Treatment-naive Patients with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Castillo, Jorge J., Kirsten Meid, Joshua N. Gustine, Carly Leventoff, Timothy White, Catherine A. Flynn, Shayna Sarosiek, et al.. 2021. “Long-term Follow-up of Ibrutinib Monotherapy in Treatment-naive Patients with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia”. Leukemia. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/s41375-021-01417-9.
LeukemiaJournal
Long-term Follow-up of Ibrutinib Monotherapy in Treatment-naive Patients with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Castillo, Jorge J., Kirsten Meid, Joshua N. Gustine, Carly Leventoff, Timothy White, Catherine A. Flynn, Shayna Sarosiek, et al.. 2021. “Long-term Follow-up of Ibrutinib Monotherapy in Treatment-naive Patients with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia”. Leukemia. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/s41375-021-01417-9.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Study of Ibrutinib in Patients With Symptomatic, Previously Untreated Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, and Impact on Tumor Genomic Evolution Using Whole Genome Sequencing
Steven Treon, MD, PhD 2016. "Study of Ibrutinib in Patients With Symptomatic, Previously Untreated Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, and Impact on Tumor Genomic Evolution Using Whole Genome Sequencing". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02604511.
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